Area Police
Around 50 automobiles have been marked with what appears to be blood from a person in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, exterior walls and mailboxes were defaced, occasionally with swastikas, they stated in a official communication.
Law enforcement state they were contacted late on Wednesday evening, when a individual observed that a automobile in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been smeared with a reddish-hued substance.
The substance had been drawn in the shape of a banned symbol, they added.
Police then found numerous other vandalized automobiles and house walls in the adjacent neighborhood.
Swastikas are prohibited in Germany under legislation prohibiting the public display of Nazi-era symbols.
Officials state preliminary tests suggest the substance was most likely human blood.
"Currently there is no lead as to its origin; officials are not yet cognizant of any injuries in association with the incident," they stated.
Municipal representatives announced they were working "to resolve the case" and have appealed to the community for details.
A high-ranking representative said the vandalism rendered him speechless and had to be resolved promptly.
"This incident strikes at the center of Hanau and revives the trauma of the extremist violent incident half a decade ago," he stated on a platform, recalling the killing of nine victims by a assailant aiming at residents of immigrant origin in five years prior.
